Barbecue oven



June 26, 1934. V J TYGART 1,964,372

BARBECUE OVEN Filed April 8. 1932' J. D. TY GA RT,

Patented June 26, 1934 1,964,372

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,964,372 BARBECUE OVEN Jeff D. Tygart, Miami, Fla. Application April 8, 1932, Serial No. 604,106 2 Claims. 126-41) This invention relates to a barbecue oven, and ing of appetizing sandwiches is facilitated. Burnit has for its object to provide improved means er 9 delivers heat into jacket 6a to heat oven 6 in for cooking meats in the barbecue fashion while a well known w y. eliminating many of the objections to the meth- Self-basting bakers of the character of that 5 ods at present employed. shown are well known and comprise a bottom 6t t is well recognized that probably the most pan 7a in which the liquids and gravies are 10 ever, the stands at present employed are open to basted. The sides of the baster may be open 65 constant attention, and frequently the meats are material, indicated at 70. exposed to roadside dust and dirt." Roadside bar- I am aware of the fact that it has been herepits and other methods of imparting the smoke the like with separate retorts for wood and t 70 in the constant attention required. tion because they do not contemplate the cook- 76 Therefore, it is the object of the present ining of the meat but merely the flavoring and pre- 5 under conditions where the gravies may be yond this in that the source of heat, at 9, is the 80 the meats to any extent desired. ough The auxiliary retort 10 serves merely Further objects and advantages will be set forth to provide the flavoring effect of the wood smoke in the detailed description which follows. I wish it to be understood that the invention 86 The stove comprises a body portion 5, oven 6 01' or whether it be heated by the same source 01' 90 40 the necessary degree of heat thereto to thormeat. This I accomplish not only by providing 45 tort being adapted and intended to receive wood, Having described my invention, what I claim is:

50 wood smoke flavor. to deliver to the oven sufllcient heat to cook and a warming closet 16 for bread, and a warming elude any part of the oven interior, a separate 5 closet 17 for sauces and gravies so that the makclosed exteriorlyheated retort for the reception and distillation of leading from the retort to the oven to deliver such distilled products to the meat in said oven, such flue constituting the only means of communication between the interior of the retort and the interior of the oven.

2. A barbecue stove comprising an oven, at flame producing burner associated with and delivering its flame directly upon an exterior, wall 0! said oven, said burner being of such large capacity as to deliver to the oven sumcient heat to cook and brown large chunks of iresh meats, means for conducting the products of combustion Irom said burner to a flue through a. path which does not include any part of the oven interior, a

wood, and a flue closed retort for untreated wood, a separate flame producing agency delivering its flame upon the exterior of said retort to distill gaseous products from wood in said retort, a flue leading from the retort to the oven to deliver such distilled products to the meat in said oven, said flue constituting the only communication between the interior of the retort and the interior of the oven, the products of combustion from said flame producing agency passing off through a path which does not include the oven interior, whereby none of the products of combustion from said flame producing agency are permitted to enter said oven.

JEFF D. TYGART. 

